With EP122 – narrated by Jack ”flat voice” Mangan – Transcendence Express, written by Jetse de Vries.
Fascinating story and wonderful concept, how one little steps leads to a great leap – and the effect of Moores Law condensed into a log scale, or perhaps more fitting; on a quantum scale. While it does seem a bit of a mouthful; I’d put this on par with Nightfall (the episode 100 Asimov great) in terms of lifting the veil a little bit. Guess it is time to get that donation sent off over the weekend. With the once mighty US dollar hitting new lows it makes all kinds of sense.
The reactions over at the comments for the show are rather mixed, with quite a few seeing it as a "good tech fix all, money bad" kind of blunt hammer story. Personally, I'd disagree - mostly based on the simple fact that the AI does not really "fix" the problems, it helps the children think about tomorrow and how they want that to be - by highlighting some possible outcomes rather than just saying; "great, let's license this or use it to rake it in on the NYSE"
Now I can hardly wait for the launch of Pod Caste dedicated to fantasy, rounding out the trio along with horror from Pseudopod even if we miss Mur – I promise you it is true) – and perhaps opening for even more frequent gems like this one.
...and the sun does not shine here during the night - it is busy playing with all the other children ...
